Class 8A Football Brackets — 2025-26

* Last updated at 7:28 am on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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FIRST ROUND

SECOND ROUND

QUARTERFINALS

SEMIFINALS & FINALS

(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)

(32) Wilmette (Loyola Academy)

21-17

(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)

(17) Belleville (East)

(16) Aurora (West Aurora)

48-29

(17) Belleville (East)

48-34

(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)

(9) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

(8) Chicago (Whitney Young)

48-7

(25) Palatine (H.S.)

29-8

(25) Palatine (H.S.)

(9) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

55-13

(24) Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

45-0

(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)

(4) Palatine (Fremd)

(4) Palatine (Fremd)

Sat 11/22 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 5 pm

(29) Huntley

41-14

(4) Palatine (Fremd)

(13) LaGrange (Lyons)

(13) LaGrange (Lyons)

45-21

(20) Elmhurst (York)

24-21

(4) Palatine (Fremd)

(12) Bolingbrook

(5) Gurnee (Warren)

34-33

(28) Winnetka (New Trier)

35-7

(5) Gurnee (Warren)

(12) Bolingbrook

20-14

(21) Oswego (East)

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

30-20

(2) Barrington

Sat 11/29 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 7 pm

(31) Elgin (H.S.)

72-13

(2) Barrington

(15) Glenview (Glenbrook South)

(15) Glenview (Glenbrook South)

38-20

(18) Minooka

27-14

(2) Barrington

(23) Lockport (Twp.)

(7) Chicago (Curie)

35-0

(26) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)

56-8

(26) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)

(23) Lockport (Twp.)

(10) Orland Park (Sandburg)

21-20

(23) Lockport (Twp.)

21-14

(23) Lockport (Twp.)

(11) Oswego (H.S.)

(3) Park Ridge (Maine South)

Sat 11/22 Oswego (H.S.) 5 pm

(30) Downers Grove (South)

56-20

(3) Park Ridge (Maine South)

(19) Hinsdale (Central)

(14) South Elgin

33-29

(19) Hinsdale (Central)

45-15

(3) Park Ridge (Maine South)

(11) Oswego (H.S.)

(6) Chicago (Lane)

24-21

(27) Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership) [Coop]

34-6

(6) Chicago (Lane)

(11) Oswego (H.S.)

45-10

(22) Naperville (North)

17-7

*Note: In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts.